“General Average” is a term used in the maritime industry to define shares in a common loss during maritime accident. Defined by York Antwerp rules 1994 of General Average, these rules lay guidelines for the distribution of loss in an event when cargo has to be jettisoned in order to save the ship, crew, or the…
The tragic accident happened onboard the coal carrier Sage Sagittarius. For a third time a man is dead in interval of 6 weeks. The vicitim is Kosaku Monji 37. He was on the ship on October 6 when it was unloading a cargo of Newcastle coal in the Japanese port of Kudamatsu. Then arrives…
Singapore has reopened its port operations control centre (POCC) at PSA Vista in Pasir Panjang after a year of upgrading works aimed at enhancing navigation safety and the protection of the marine environment in its port waters and the Singapore Strait. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the new centre is…
On 24 October 2012, 120 nautical miles southwest of Socotra, the EU Naval Force ship ESPS Castilla took custody of six suspected Somali pirates, who allegedly attempted to seize the Spanish tuna fishing vessel FV Izurdia. Their transfer to Spain was ordered by Central Court of Prosecution no3, Madrid. The suspect pirates were transported…